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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Unclean and Unnatural: Garbage, Conservation Space, and Expectations of Development in Coastal Yucatán

Hanson, Anne-Marie Sarah January 2013 (has links)
Garbage disorders the city. Biosphere reserves reorder nature. This dissertation examines both of these concepts by focusing on the role of garbage in small cities enveloped by conservation space on the northwestern coast of Yucatán, México. Drawing from over two years of ethnographic research in Yucatán, I examine the historical and political relationships that produce garbage, conservation spaces, expectations of development, and gendered work. This project also points to the importance of mixed methodologies and multiple voices in political ecological and feminist geographical research by using a combination of methods, including oral histories and interviews, surveys, and policy analysis. My findings elucidate: how urban garbage is conceptualized and managed in protected coastal wetlands, how women produce new socio-environmental subjectivities through garbage projects, and the degree to which informal garbage use redefines urban and conservation space and creates alternative development possibilities.
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Buitinių pavojingų atliekų tvarkymas: Šiaulių miesto gyventojų nuomonės tyrimas / Regulation of daily dangerous garbage: Research of opinion of Šiauliai town residents

Vaitkienė, Daiva 02 June 2005 (has links)
In this master’s paper the juridical base of dangerous garbage of LR has been analysed. The regulation problems of dangerous garbage in Lithuania after the regeneration of independence has been stated. Also the ascensional regulation problems of dangerous garbage and the methods of resolution have been stated. For these reasons special theoretic and practical literature of Lithuanian and foreign authors has been analysed and structured. Analytical – investigative part of this paper has been designed for survey of Šiauliai town residents opinion according to dangerous garbage subject. For this reason, two researches have been done: analysis of two biggest Šiauliai town newspapers and survey of Šiauliai town residents.
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Στερεά απορρίμματα γεωργικών προϊόντων και γεωργικών βιομηχανιών σαν υποστρώματα ακινητοποίησης κυττάρων για ζύμες αρτοποιίας

Πλέσσας, Σταύρος 22 July 2010 (has links)
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Deriving distributed garbage collectors from distributed termination algorithms

Norcross, Stuart John January 2004 (has links)
This thesis concentrates on the derivation of a modularised version of the DMOS distributed garbage collection algorithm and the implementation of this algorithm in a distributed computational environment. DMOS appears to exhibit a unique combination of attractive characteristics for a distributed garbage collector but the original algorithm is known to contain a bug and, previous to this work, lacks a satisfactory, understandable implementation. The relationship between distributed termination detection algorithms and distributed garbage collectors is central to this thesis. A modularised DMOS algorithm is developed using a previously published distributed garbage collector derivation methodology that centres on mapping centralised collection schemes to distributed termination detection algorithms. In examining the utility and suitability of the derivation methodology, a family of six distributed collectors is developed and an extension to the methodology is presented. The research work described in this thesis incorporates the definition and implementation of a distributed computational environment based on the ProcessBase language and a generic definition of a previously unimplemented distributed termination detection algorithm called Task Balancing. The role of distributed termination detection in the DMOS collection mechanisms is defined through a process of step-wise refinement. The implementation of the collector is achieved in two stages; the first stage defines the implementation of two distributed termination mappings with the Task Balancing algorithm; the second stage defines the DMOS collection mechanisms.
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Viabilidade do aproveitamento do lixo urbano da cidade de Maceió como alternativa energética. / Viability of the exploitation of the urban garbage of the energy city of Maceió as alternative

Santos, Daniele Souza dos 03 November 2009 (has links)
Due to the consolidation of the capitalist model, technological progress and consequently the excessive consumption of disposable products, has become the great volume of solid waste generated by society, thus creating serious environmental and public health. Beside this problem, the sharp rise in the price of fossil fuels and the possibility of depletion makes it a great demand for alternative energy sources that are renewable, abundant and economically viable. In this context, the use of municipal solid waste as an alternative source of energy emerges as one of the options appropriate for the biogas generated by the decomposition of organic waste is mainly composed by methane (CH4), one of the main greenhouse effect gases trainers and has a high potential energy. This work will focus the exploitation of the urban solid residues as alternative source of energy, mainly in its use as electric energy, identifying your benefits. The main available in the market and used technologies in Brazil for the conversion of the garbage in electric energy will also be identified, characterizing its benefits and impacts that each one can bring to the environment. Moreover, the proposals will be seen that stimulate the use of biogas as renewable energy. / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Devido à consolidação do modelo capitalista, dos avanços tecnológicos e consequentemente do excessivo consumo de produtos descartáveis, tornou-se grande o volume de resíduos sólidos gerados pela sociedade, criando assim sérios problemas ambientais e de saúde pública. Ao lado desse problema, a acentuada elevação no preço dos combustíveis fósseis e a possibilidade de seu esgotamento fazem com que seja grande a procura por fontes alternativas de energia, que sejam renováveis, abundantes e economicamente viáveis. Nesse contexto, o aproveitamento dos resíduos sólidos urbanos como fonte alternativa de energia surge como uma das opções adequadas, pois o biogás gerado pela decomposição orgânica do lixo é composto principalmente pelo gás metano (CH4), um dos principais gases formadores do efeito estufa e que possui um elevado potencial energético. Este trabalho enfocará o aproveitamento dos resíduos sólidos urbanos como fonte alternativa de energia, principalmente na sua utilização como energia elétrica, identificando seus principais benefícios. Serão identificadas também as principais tecnologias disponíveis no mercado e utilizadas no Brasil para a conversão do lixo em energia elétrica, caracterizando seus benefícios e impactos que cada uma pode trazer ao meio ambiente. Além disso, serão vistas as propostas que incentivam o uso do biogás como energia renovável.
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[en] DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE: A STUDY OF AN ALTERNATIVE / [pt] DESCARTE DE REJEITOS RADIOATIVOS: ESTUDO DE UMA ALTERNATIVA

JOAQUIM FRANCISCO DE CARVALHO 21 November 2011 (has links)
[pt] A solução do problema do descarte dos rejeitos de alta radioatividade é um dos problemas mais sérios para a indústria nuclear, em nossos dias. Para assegurar que os rejeitos nucleares nunca alcançarão a biosfera, os pesquisadores de vários laboratórios estão trabalhando num conceito de barreiras múltiplas, destinado a evitar que as águas subterrâneas e a corrosão comprometam o confinamento dos rejeitos. Em primeiro lugar, os rejeitos do reprocessamento são solidificados e fundidos em cilindros de vidro, cerâmicos ou rocha sintética, dentro de moldes de aço inoxidável, que podem ser incorporados em blocos de concreto. Estes blocos devem ser isolados da biosfera por, pelo menos, 10.000 anos. Isolar blocos em depósitos subterrâneos, parece ser o melhor compromisso entre segurança e viabilidade prática, pois esta é a única tecnologia já dominada e disponível no futuro próximo. Existe tecnologia para escavar poços, abrir cavidades, avaliar condições geológicas e hidrológicas, etc., mas ainda há muitas questões a serem esclarecidas, tais como a estabilidade, sob radiação, a prazos muito longos, dos rejeitos e seus acondicionamentos, as interações entre os rejeitos e a formação geológica, e os efeitos a longo prazo do fluxo de calor sobre a estrutura das rochas. Por conseguinte, é necessário que se iniciem as investigações para selecionar locais potencialmente adequados para a construção de cavernas, destinadas ao descarte de rejeitos, a fim de que se possa iniciar logo alguns projetos de demonstração, pois, atualmente, milhares de toneladas de combustível irradiado, retirado de reatores comerciais em diversos países, aguardam uma solução segura para o problema do descarte. Para projetar uma instalação subterrânea de descarte é necessário avaliar o impacto do calor gerado pelos rejeitos de alto nível, sobre a rocha circundante. Para isso, deve-se conhecer a evolução das temperaturas nesse meio. Na última secção desta monografia, desenvolve-se um método para determinar o campo de transientes temperaturas, em torno de uma instalação desse tipo. / [en] Resolving the high-level waste disposal question is one of the most serious problemas facing the nuclear industry today. To guarantee that nuclear waste never reaches the biosphere, researchers in several laboratories are devising a multiple-barriers concept, to prevent groundwater and corrosion from disturbing the waste disposal site. First, the waste is fused with glass, ceramic or synthetic rock into large cylindrical blocks sealed in stainless-stell canisters, which can be embodied in concrete blocks. Then the blocks are to be isolated for at least 10.000 years. To isolate the blocks by storing them in geologic formations seems to be the best compromise between safety and feasibility, as this is the only technology which will be available for the next several decades. The technology is available to drill holes, construct cavities, evaluate geological and hydroological conditions, etc., but there are still many questions to be answered, such as the very long-term stability of waste forms and its packaging under radiation, interations between waste and the geologic formation, and the long-term effects of heat flux on the geologic structures. Therefore, it is imperative that the necessary investigations move ahead, to select potential disposal sites in geologic formations, in order to start demonstration projects at these sites without further delay, because today there are allready thounsand of tons of spent fuel from commercial reactors in several countries waiting for safe disposal. To design an underground disposal facility, it is necessary to evalute the impact of the heat generated by the high-level waste on the surrounding rock. The last section of this monograph presents a methodology for determining the temperature field arround such a facility.
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Substratos e níveis de irrigação na formação de porta-enxerto utilizando limão-cravo

Caetano, Mayra Cristina Teixeira [UNESP] 06 October 2011 (has links) (PDF)
Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:23:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011-10-06Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:50:00Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 caetano_mct_me_jabo.pdf: 257399 bytes, checksum: 9345f2ab37f9803a090aa70b6aad44ad (MD5) / O desenvolvimento dos centros urbanos tem conduzido a um aumento desordenado na geração de resíduos e conseqüente poluição ambiental. Tendo em vista o potencial agronômico dos resíduos gerados pelas cidades, o presente trabalho teve por objetivo verificar a influência do composto de lixo (CL), composto de poda de árvore (CP) e substrato comercial (SC), associados a diferentes lâminas de irrigação no desenvolvimento de porta-enxerto (limão-cravo) de citros. O delineamento experimental adotado foi em blocos casualizados em um esquema fatorial 6x3, sendo seis diferentes combinações de substratos: S1 – 100% SC; S2 – 80% SC + 20% CP; S3 – 60% SC + 30% CP + 10% CL; S4 – 40% SC + 40% CP + 20% CL; S5 – 20% SC + 50% CP + 30% CL e S6 – 60% CP + 40% CL associados a três lâminas de irrigação: 50% (I1), 100% (I2) e 150% (I3) da evapotranspiração diária medida pelo atmômetro. Os parâmetros avaliados das plantas foram: altura, número de folhas, diâmetro do caule, matéria fresca aérea e matéria seca aérea. Os resultados permitiram concluir que a irrigação abaixo da evaporação medida pelo atmômetro causaram efeito negativo no desenvolvimento das plantas e que a reposição de água com 150% (I3) foi a que favoreceu o desenvolvimento. Os substratos S2, o qual se utilizou 80% de SC associado à 20% CP foi os que proporcionou melhor desenvolvimento dos porta-enxertos. Os substratos com porcentagem de composto de lixo superior a 30% mostraram-se inadequados para o desenvolvimento dos porta-enxertos / The development of urban centers has led to an inordinate increase in the generation of waste and consequent environmental pollution. Considering the agronomic potential of the waste generated by cities, the present work objective was to check the influence of garbage compound (GC), pruning of tree (PT) and commercial substrate (CS), associated to different irrigation blades in the rootstocks (Rangpur Lime) citros development. The experimental delineation adopted was in random blocks in a fatorial scheme 6x3, being six different substrates combinations: S1 – 100% CS; S2 – 80% CS + 20% PT; S3 – 60% CS + 30% PT + 10% GC; S4 – 40% CS + 40% PT + 20% GC; S5 – 20% CS + 50% PT + 30% GC e S6 – 60% PT + 40% GC associated to different irrigation blades: 50% (I1), 100% (I2) e 150% (I3) of the daily evapotranspiration measured by the atmometer. The evaluated plants parameters were: height, leaves number, stem diameter, fresh matter and dry matter of the air part. The results allowed to conclude that the irrigation below the evaporation measured by the atmometer caused negative effect in the plants development and the water replacement with 150 % (I3) was the one that favored the development. The substrates S2, which is used 80% of SC associated with 20% CP was that the enhanced growth of the rootstocks. The substrates with garbage compound percentage superior to 30 % appeared unsuitable for the rootstocks development
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Programas de minimização de resíduos em instituições públicas de ensino superior : a coleta seletiva da UNESP - Campus Rio Claro (SP) /

Mota, Renata Cristina. January 2007 (has links)
Orientador: Ana Tereza Caceres Cortez / Banca: Tânia Maria de Campos Leite / Banca: Jayme de Oliveira Campos / Resumo: A produção de lixo vem aumentando de forma preocupante em todo o mundo, estando este fato intrinsecamente ligado aos hábitos de consumo e ao estilo de vida das pessoas. Este é um dos graves problemas da atualidade e qualquer ação que vise sua solução, ou pelo menos sua minimização, é bem vinda. Assim, é dever de toda instituição pública, dentre elas as Universidades, desenvolver relacionados à questão da produção e destinação final dos resíduos sólidos. O presente trabalho tem o intuito de diagnosticar a atual situação de Programas de Coleta Seletiva desenvolvidos por algumas das principais instituições públicas de ensino superior do Estado de São Paulo, dando destaque ao Programa de Coleta Seletiva já em andamento na UNESP - Campus Rio Claro. Também é objetivo do trabalho entender a dinâmica deste Programa e de suas relações com a comunidade local, procurando formular ações que propiciem sua manutenção e continuidade, assim como a criação de novos Programas de minimização de resíduos. / Abstract: The production of garbage is increasing in a dangerous way all over the world, and this fact is inherent to the consumption habits and the people's lifestyle. Nowadays, this is one of the greatest problems and any kind of action to solve or lessen it, is welcome. Thus, it is a duty for all the public institutions, including universities, to develop programs related to garbage production and destination. This research intends to diagnose the current situation of the Recycling Programs developed by some of the main public universities in the State of São Paulo, mainly the program that is happening in UNESP - Campus Rio Claro. It is also the objective of this research to know this program's dynamic and its relations with the local community, in order to formulate actions that assure its maintenance and continuation, as well as the creation of new recycling programs. / Mestre
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Optimalizace sběrných cest ve vybraném regionu / Optimization of collection routes in a selected region

SIEBENBRUNER, Vít January 2010 (has links)
The aim of the diploma thesis "Optimization of collection routes in a selected region" was to develop a method of evaluation of efficiency of current routes used for garbage collection in urban region and, if these are found inefficient, design more efficient ones. The analysis was performed on a data set pertaining to separated refuse in the city of České Budějovice.
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Analysis of Garbage Collector Algorithms in Non-Volatile Memory Devices

Mahadevan Muralidharan, Ananth 09 August 2013 (has links)
No description available.

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